Hi guys,   I'm looking to upgrade my Sennheiser HD555's which have had the mod carried out, ever since getting them a couple of years ago I've been slightly underwhelmed by them as they seem to be too laid back and just not "alive" enough.    I listen to mainly metal (Death, Thrash and...

Thinking of getting either a new portable amp or a new DAP (damn you head-fi!) but I'm wondering if its worth shelling out any more from what I already own. Currently running a 6th gen Ipod LOD'd into an FiiO E5 into IE8's. How much better can a portable set up really be? I'm a bit of an...

Thanks to a pretty bad mountain bike accident I've found myself sat on the settee looking at Head-Fi most days wondering what upgrade to go for next. My source is a iPod 6g 80gb LOD'd with a iBasso cable into an E5, my headphones are Sennheiser HD497's that I've had knocking about for years...